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Year 2 - Day 159 - This and That
Aug. 24th, 2021 05:11 pmIt's hot. I went to the pharmacy at lunch time - which is about a ten minute walk if that or the equivalent of six blocks of sidewalk, with cross-streets. And it was 90 degrees - I think that is 32 C? Anyhow, it wasn't bad on the way to the pharmacy, but when I returned - I was drenched with sweat. Made lunch and tried to work - gave up finally and took a quick shower - which was interrupted by a phone scammer. I should have just let it ring - but I worried that it might be mother calling. Mother had her pre-op appointment in Charleston today.
The heat this summer had kind of resulted in less walking about. For example, I've not walked around Greenwood Cemetery since roughly June. I mentioned this to Wales, who stated, "well it's been incredibly hot. I don't feel like it either." That, and I ruined three pairs of pants wandering about the Cemetery last year - when it was relatively milder.
I don't fancy wearing through the crouches of the new pants I bought this year.
So, if it weren't for my work commute, various errands, and doctor's appointments, plus visiting my brother - I'd have become an armchair potato.
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Charlie Watts died. Who is Charlie Watts? He's the drummer for the Rolling Stones. Died at 80 years of age.
( Read more... )
In other music news, according to the NY Times, Billy Joel's hit "We Didn't Start the Fire" is a hated song by many, and the subject of a lot of worse song meme's. ( Read more... )
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Now that the vaccine has been federally approved. Crazy Org is mandating workers either get the vaccine for free or be tested weekly. I don't understand why it won't just state - get the vaccine, or don't bother coming to work, and no, we won't pay you or cover your health insurance costs. One co-worker thought that if people don't get vaccinated they should be charged for their COVID tests.
Yes, my tolerance for the folks not being vaccinated is gone. Granted there are a few - who can't for health related reasons - they get a pass. No one else does. Fear of needles? Pshaw. I didn't even notice the needle. Or feel the shot. Blood work is more painful, heck the nasal COVID test is more painful.
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In Entertainment News..
*Spiderman - No Way Home trailer premiered. (I still have to see Far From Home - which is not available on any of my streaming services.) It's an ambitious film.
* Also the Cowboy Bebop Live-Action Series is taking shape - with John Woo testing very well as Spike - the space western, based on the anime series of the same name. (I still need to check it out - but have not been in the mood. Anime is like that - I'm either in the mood for it, or I'm not. I'm really not at the moment.)
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Mother just called - her trip to Charleston went better than expected. ( Read more... )
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Okay, signing off now. Hope all is well in your worlds.
Random photo today - is a monkey is Costa Rica - taken in 2017.
* Note: I am for the most part making these posts access only now. This one is public because it doesn't really have anything that deeply personal within it. Just an update on mother, which can use all the pleasant and kind thoughts she can get.
The heat this summer had kind of resulted in less walking about. For example, I've not walked around Greenwood Cemetery since roughly June. I mentioned this to Wales, who stated, "well it's been incredibly hot. I don't feel like it either." That, and I ruined three pairs of pants wandering about the Cemetery last year - when it was relatively milder.
I don't fancy wearing through the crouches of the new pants I bought this year.
So, if it weren't for my work commute, various errands, and doctor's appointments, plus visiting my brother - I'd have become an armchair potato.
**
Charlie Watts died. Who is Charlie Watts? He's the drummer for the Rolling Stones. Died at 80 years of age.
( Read more... )
In other music news, according to the NY Times, Billy Joel's hit "We Didn't Start the Fire" is a hated song by many, and the subject of a lot of worse song meme's. ( Read more... )
**
Now that the vaccine has been federally approved. Crazy Org is mandating workers either get the vaccine for free or be tested weekly. I don't understand why it won't just state - get the vaccine, or don't bother coming to work, and no, we won't pay you or cover your health insurance costs. One co-worker thought that if people don't get vaccinated they should be charged for their COVID tests.
Yes, my tolerance for the folks not being vaccinated is gone. Granted there are a few - who can't for health related reasons - they get a pass. No one else does. Fear of needles? Pshaw. I didn't even notice the needle. Or feel the shot. Blood work is more painful, heck the nasal COVID test is more painful.
**
In Entertainment News..
*Spiderman - No Way Home trailer premiered. (I still have to see Far From Home - which is not available on any of my streaming services.) It's an ambitious film.
* Also the Cowboy Bebop Live-Action Series is taking shape - with John Woo testing very well as Spike - the space western, based on the anime series of the same name. (I still need to check it out - but have not been in the mood. Anime is like that - I'm either in the mood for it, or I'm not. I'm really not at the moment.)
***
Mother just called - her trip to Charleston went better than expected. ( Read more... )
***
Okay, signing off now. Hope all is well in your worlds.
Random photo today - is a monkey is Costa Rica - taken in 2017.
* Note: I am for the most part making these posts access only now. This one is public because it doesn't really have anything that deeply personal within it. Just an update on mother, which can use all the pleasant and kind thoughts she can get.